Toilet flusher



W. F. HAGEDORN TOILET FLUSHER Filed Deo. 5,

June 9, 1936.

Patented `.lune 9, i936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'roiLE'r FLUsHEa William F. Hagedorn, St. Louis, Mo.

Application December 3, 1934, Serial No. 755,707

4 Claims. (CL. 221--101) My invention relates to improvements in a sure to the casing. A spider or spoked ribs I3 flushing apparatus for water closets and the like. supports a hub i4 centrally in the lower end of The main object of my invention is to provide the casing and this hub has an upwardly openan apparatus of this kind in a simple, inexpening tapped socket I5 for a purpose to be de- 5 sive and compact form and which includes a scribed. 5

minimum of working and Wearing parts so as The L-shaped formation of the upper end secto simplify installation, to be of neat appearance tion 6 of the casing provides a laterally extendand to give long trouble free operation. ing outlet I6 which is attached by a draw nut I1 Another object is to provide a toilet flushing to the inlet B of a conventional water closet or l apparatus embodying a novel and advantageous toilet bowl C shown in dotted lines. Inwardly 10 form of operation valve arranged for manual of and just below this outlet I6 a downwardly operation as it is opened to ilush the bowl and flaring and angular valve seat I8 is formed and with a mechanical latch to hold it in opened posame as is shown falls just at the lower end of sition through a period of time sufiicient to pass the upper casing section or casting 6. Immel enough water to thoroughly iiush said bowl. diately above this seat I8 the casing is almost 15 Another object is to provide a novel means closed by a wall or shoulder I9 which is recessed for thereafter releasing the said mechanical latch out on its lower edge to curve nicely out to the and causing. the valve to automatically reseat outlet I6 as indicated at'20. A chamber 2l is itself .and shut off the ow of water, the said thus formed at the upper end of the casing 5 and means comprising a carrier element having prois closed except for a restricted opening 22 ad- 20 peller vanes or blades causing it to rotate and jacent the outlet I6 and formed by terminating rise up a threaded stem as the water rushes past the shoulder I9 just short of the side of the casand to finally engage and release said latch. ing over said outlet. The shoulder I9 has an A further object is to provide a novel means aperture 23 cut through its center and concentric 25 for-forming the necessary water seal or after fill with the casing as a whole and a valve push rod 25 for the bowl. 4 24 is slidably mounted through this aperture up Withdhese and other objects in view as may and out the upper end 25 of the casing through appear in the course of the following speciflcaa packing gland 26 and is provided at its exposed tions attention is directed to the accompanying upper end with a knob 21. In normal position drawing as forming a part thereof and as i11us the lower end 28 depends down through the cen- 30 trating a practicable embodiment of my inventer of the valve seat i8. tion. A iiush valve 29- of soft rubber or other suit- In the drawing: able material is provided and has a tapering end Figure l is a longitudinal section through my 30 adapted to seat against the seat I8 and shut 'at apparatus showing water inlet means and a part oii the flow of water therethrough. The Valve of the bowl in dotted lines and showing the valve will be normally pressed tightly to its seat by the in closed or inoperative position. pressure of water in the lower portion of the Figure 2 iS a CIOSS SeCtOn alOng the line 2-2 chamber as will be readily evident. The valve is in Figure 1. attached to a base or body 3l by a screw 33 passed 40 Figure 3 is an enlarged longitudinal `Section through the conical bottom 34 of the Valve into in through the valve and its operating mechanism. said base and holding the valve tightly to a flar- Referling 110W With mOIe DaTiCulaI'y to the ing socket 35 in said base. The lower end 28 drawing incarryins out my invention I provide of the push rod 24 normally rests on the screw an elongated tubular or cylindrical casing desig- 33 and by pushing downward on the knob 21 it Hated generally at 5 and being shown in the will be seen that the valve may be pushed from drawing as formed 0f an upper end section or its seat so that water will flow through the oascasting 6 of substantially L-shape and a lower ing and out the outlet I6 into the toilet bowl C end section or shell l and the two being joined and flush the same.V Y by a draw nut 1a. threaded on the upper end sec- A stem 36 is threaded at its lower end 31 in tion 6 at 8. However the whole casing may if the socket I5 in the aforesaid hub I4 and extends 50 desired be formed of one integral casting or made vertically upward therefrom through the center up in any other suitable form. A nipple or water of the casing as shown up to a point near the inlet 9 is threaded at lll over the lower end of the valve seat I8 and the enlarged upper end 38 casing and has a tapped opening l l to receive of this stem plays freely in a socket or bore 39 a pipe A leading city water or water under presin the valve base 3I to pilot said valve and allow -stem 36.

the necessary vertical play of the valve while maintaining it in proper alignment with its seat. A pair (more or less) of latches 40 are hinged at their upper ends 4l in slots or notches 42 in said valve base 3l and hanging free of their own weight are balanced to swing inward toward the stem 36 at their lower ends whereby the hooks 43 as the valve is pushed down will slip over and engage the shoulder 44 below said enlarged upper end 38 of the stem and will thus hold the valve 29 in opened position (Figure 3). A carrier member or release block 45 is provided and same has an axially extended bore 46 adapted to clear and freely receive the stern 36 on which this member is mounted. The said stem has square or worm threads 41 throughout all of its length except for clear and reduced upper and lower end portions 48 and 49. Said bore 46 also clears this threaded length of the stem as shown. Wings or blades 50 are hinged at 5! in slots 52 cut at diametrically opposite points through the walls of the carrier member 45 and the outer ends 50a of these wings are twisted or inclined relative to the axis of the member whereby they serve or act as propeller blades in a manner to be described. The opposite ends of the wings have small short fingers or teeth 53.

In the normal position of the parts the carrier member 45 rests at the lower end of the stem 36 against a rubber bumper washer 54 and the wings 5U of their own weight hang down almost at against the sides of the member as shown in Figure 1. Now as the valve 29 is pushed open and locked by the latches 40 and water rushes through the casing as set forth above the force of the water will first raise or swing the wings 50 upward and outward and impinging against the twisted ends 50a thereof will impart a rotating motion to the carrier member 45 and will at the same time urge the same upward on the In this substantially horizontal position of the wings 50 the ngers 53 are swung inward and will then engage the threads 41 on the stem 36. These threads are so cut that the rotary movement thus imparted to the member 45 will cause it to screw up the stem 36 until it reaches the upper extremity of the threaded portion thereof. In this position the tapered end 55 of the carrier member strikes the lower ends of the latches 40 and forcing the same apart releases the hooks 43 from the shoulder 44 and allows the valve to close under pressure of the water in the casing. At the same time the upward flow of water being shut ofi the wings 50 fall back to their downward position releasing the fingers 53 from the threads 41 at the clear upper end 48 of the stem and the carrier 45 falls back of its own weight to its starting position.

During the time the valve 29 is open water rushes into the bowl C and flushes it thoroughly and at the same time a part of the water passes up through the opening 22 into the chamber 2| and as the valve again closes this water runs slowly out of the chamber and out through the outlet i6 into the bowl to form the necessary after fill or water seal. To prevent air from being trapped in the chamber 2| as it llsa small tube 56 is extended from the outlet I6 up to the top of the chamber as shown. From the foregoing it will be apparent that a push on the knob 21 sets the parts in operation so that a quantity of water runs into the bowl sufficient to completely flush the same after which the water is automatically shut off and the water seal provided.

The operation is simple and positive and a minimum of working parts and valves are used thus increasing the useful life of the device. An important feature is the compactness of the device and it will be evident that the casing may be very small since very little storage or tank space is required. The casing also lends itself to any ornamental finishing or formation and may even be concealed in the wall entirely hidden.

While I have herein set forth a certain preferred embodiment of my invention it is understood that I may vary from the same in minor structural details so as best to construct a practical device for the purposes intended, not departing from the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the kind described, a tubular casing having a water inlet at one end and a laterally opening water outlet some distance from the inlet, the other end portion of the casing being entirely closed except for a restricted opening communicating with the water outlet, a valve seat formed adjacent the outlet, a valve seated in the valve s-eat, a push rod slidably mounted in the casing and adapted to push the valve away from its seat in the direction of the inlet, a threaded stem mounted longitudinally in the casing from the inlet end to the valve and the said valve being slidably mounted on the stem, a shoulder formed on the stem adjacent the valve, latches pivoted on the valve and adapted when the valve is opened to engage the said shoulder and hold the valve in this position, and means operable upon the said threaded stem for automatically disengaging the said latches and reseating the valve.

2. In a device -of the kind described, a tubular casing having a water inlet at one end and a laterally opening water outlet some distance from the inlet, the other end portion of the casing being entirely closed except for a restricted opening communicating with the water outlet, a valve seat formed adjacent the outlet, a valve seated in the valve seat, a push rod slidably mounted in the casing and adapted to push the valve away from its seat in the direction of the inlet, a threaded stem mounted longitudinally in the casing from the inlet end to the valve and the said valve being slidably mounted on the stem, a shoulder formed on the stem adjacent the valve, latches pivoted on the valve and adapted when the valve is opened to engage the said shoulder and hold the valve in this position, and means for automatically disengaging the said latches and reseating the valve, the same comprising a carrier member freely mounted on the said stem, angularly set and twisted wings pivoted on the carrier and normally hanging free and downward against the member but adapted by the rush of water through the casing to swing outward and impart a rotary movement to the carrier member, the said wings having small fingers at their ends adapted as the wings move outward to mesh with the threads on the stern and cause said rotary movement of the carrier to move the same up the stern, and the end of the carrier being tapered to engage and release said latches and as the carrier reaches the end of the stern.

3. In a device of the kind described, a tubular casing having a water inlet at one end and a laterally opening water outlet some distance from the inlet. the other end portion of the casing being entirely closed except for a restricted opening communicating with the water outlet, a valve seat formed adjacent the outlet, a valve seated in the valve seat; a push rod slidably mounted in the casing and adapted to push the valve away from its seat in the direction of the inlet, a threaded stem mounted longitudinally in the casing from the inlet end to the valve and the said valve being slidably mounted on the stem, a shoulder formed on the stem adjacent the valve, latches pivoted on the valve and adapted when the valve is opened to engage the said shoulder and hold the valve in this position, and means for automatically disengaging the said latches and reseating the valve, the same comprising a carrier member freely mounted on the said stem, angularly set and twisted wings pivoted on the carrier and normally hanging free and downward against the member but adapted by the rush of water through the casing to swing outward and impart a rotary movement to the carrier member, the said wings having small ngers at their ends adapted as the wings move outward to mesh with the threads on'the stem and cause said rotary movement of the carrier to move the same up the stem, and the end of the carrier being tapered to engage and release said latches and as the carrier reaches the end of the stem the threads on the stem terminating considerably short of both ends thereof whereby the fingers in the wings will turn free as the carrier actuates the latches and allow the wings to swing back inward and the carrier to return to starting position.

4. In a device of the kind described, a tubular casing having spaced water inlets and outlets, a Valve seat formed adjacent the water outlet, a valve seated in the valve seat and normally shutting off the outlet, means mounted in the casing and adapted to move the valve away from its iseat in the direction of the inlet, a threaded stem mounted in the casing from the inlet to the valve,

the said valve being slidably mounted on the stem, 

